Florida Senate - 2026                                    SB 1360
       
       
        
       By Senator Sharief
       
       
       
       
       
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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to trust funds; creating s. 267.23,
    3         F.S.; creating the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund
    4         within the Division of Historical Resources of the
    5         Department of State; providing the purpose of the
    6         trust fund; requiring that moneys be deposited into
    7         the trust fund and disbursed by the division as
    8         provided in a specified provision; requiring that any
    9         balance at the end of the fiscal year remain in the
   10         trust fund for a specified purpose; providing for
   11         future review and termination or re-creation of the
   12         trust fund; providing a contingent effective date.
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   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   16         Section 1. Section 267.23, Florida Statutes, is created to
   17  read:
   18         267.23 Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund.—
   19         (1) The Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund is created within
   20  the division. The purpose of the trust fund is to act as a
   21  depository for the long-term maintenance and upkeep of
   22  cemeteries under the Historic Cemeteries Program.
   23         (2) Moneys must be deposited into the trust fund and
   24  disbursed by the division as provided in s. 267.21.
   25         (3) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351,
   26  any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year must
   27  remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and must be
   28  available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.
   29         (4) In accordance with s. 19(f), Art. III of the State
   30  Constitution, the Historic Cemeteries Trust Fund, unless
   31  terminated sooner, shall be terminated on July 1, 2030. Before
   32  its scheduled termination, the trust fund must be reviewed as
   33  provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).
   34         Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date that
   35  SB 34 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation
   36  is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension
   37  thereof and becomes a law.